The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Men va. PARTY.

We have contended that men must be
placed before and above party If the
hopei is realized to keep government
pure, and honesty is to be preferred to
rascality. A great many persons whose
common sense and knowledge of the
world should have taught them the
soundness Of this truth have allowed
themselves to be made the dupes and
slaves of designing professional polite
ians, who artfully harped in their ears
principle! you must sacrifice every
thing for the principles of your party,
you must uphold the glorious record Of
your party" And by ding-donging
this sophistry in their ears Thousands
of honest, patriotic men have been
made to assist The infamous rascals in
robbing the states treasures. Our large
cities have been royal game for these
political scoundrels, whose daring rose
with their success, and to accomplish
their purpose the best citizens have
been placed at the mercy of the Grim
inal class and robbed with the most
unblushing effrontery. Baltimore and
the State of Maryland have suffered by
one Of these combinations, or associa-
tons of trading politicians, for years
which, capturing the machinery of the
Democratic party. has used it to plum
der the property holders of city and
state, and are now making every effort
to call a Constitutional Convention,
hoping that through it they will be en-.
abled to more firmly shackle the citi-
zens and dispose of the States interest
in her public improvement. ..
The honest, patriotic citizens of Bal
timorer city, or large part of them,
have finally rebelled against this ty-
ranny in their party's name, and called
mass meeting in the city last Friday
night, when speeches were made by
such men as s. T. Wallis and Colonel
Marshall. Mr.. Marbury read the ad-
dress of the Independents to the voters
of Maryland from which we clip the
following startling charges: H
THE OUTRAGEs IT HAS COMMITTED.
Thine would fail to tell all the OUT
RACES that have been committed openly,
publicly and systematically, by this
association. 1t has appointed to pub
lie office thieves, burglars, express rob-
bers. murderers, and men stained with
every crime. It has burned the ballots
when in the custody of the clerk of the
court, and the perpetrators of the act
have publicly Boosted of it.; indeed,
every one connected with that act has
been rewarded from the public treas.
ury. It has secured places in the gov.
eminent employ for the two most no.
torious election thieves in the CITY. 1t
has garrisoned ward with ruffians,
and kept them in the city's pay. OF
twenty-three city, state and federal en-
ployes in that ward, we have found
nineteen whose names appear ON the
criminal records of the city. Worse
than all, the attorney of the organiza-
ton. to whom it has committed the
drafting of our election laws, has de.
filed our statute books with laws fitted
only to be the instruments of fraud.
For twelve years, its platforms have
promised reform in the election law.
promise repeated again and again.
and each time this gentleman has been
employed to evade the fulfilment of
the pledge. The late convention has
actually repeated the stale promise, and
made the same man chairman of its
committee to prepare the law"
Here is lesson which every voter of
every political party ought to ponder
and lay to heart. Voting for weak,
unfit candidates to fill important of
fees is what has led to this disgraceful
state of affairs in Baltimore. And not
only disgraceful, but dangerous and
alarming state of affairs. Such will